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However, Laverda wished to conceive a bike really able to win the best offroad races of that time and searched for the best solutions.
An agreement came in 1976 with Husqvarna, who had a very good knowledge of the offroad races: Husqvarna furnished the engines and a constant technical help, and Laverda was charged to build the motorbikes around the Husqvarna engine.
Progressively, Laverda stopped the production of the TR2 and two new Laverda bikes came on the market, the HW 125 and the HW 250.
To improve the bikes, Laverda engaged Italo Forni, winner of the Italian motocross championship, and other pilots like Gianni Basso.
Forni made the tests and the bike development, he also raced the bikes (especially the 125 HW) during national and international events with good results ... Read more
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